The Cameroonian artist died on February 19 as a result of a short illness at the age of 45.
The news spread in the field of art as contemporary Cameroonian wildfire Saturday morning: Goddy Leye is dead! The artist died in the night from Friday to Saturday last to the District Hospital in Douala Bonassama, following a short illness.
His real name Godfried Kadjo, Goddy Leye was born November 24, 1965. Between 1987 and 1992 he trained at the School of Pascal Kenfack, artist and art historian. Between 2001 and 2002, Goddy Leye will further his training in the Netherlands. He began his career as an artist and, gradually evolving into other forms of expression: photography, installation and video. In 2003, Goddy Leye creates space Art Bakery Douala, which hosts artists from around the world in creative residency.
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